BJ Villainess Chapter 86

I kept asking what I was curious about.

 

“What is an abyss?”

 

“Resentment and greed. And memories.”

 

It was a puzzling explanation.

 

“Every citizen of Pantheon has their own world, the ‘abyss.’ You can always open the door and look in. But you have to be careful.”

 

I felt like I knew why you had to be careful.

 

“If you look long into the abyss, the abyss also looks into you…”

 

“That’s what Nietzsche said. It’s acceptable to interpret it that way.”

 

“You know Nietzsche! Does that mean that Ozworld also has an abyss?”

 

Jyang shook his head. “No one knows that. No one has ever seen him open the door to the abyss.”

 

Why? Why is Ozworld so secretive?

 

“That’s strange. Ozworld seems to have a lot of fans, but have they found anything out?”

 

“Not entirely. Some have discovered things, but they all find it so bizarre, so they’re being doubtful about it.”

 

“What’s that?”

 

Jyang was silent for a moment. Then he muttered in a very low voice. “The one who wants to become a god. No… a man who was close to God. That would be a much more accurate expression.”

 

The more I listened, the more I became confused.

 

“No one knows what kind of world Ozworld is from or what he did before becoming a channel manager. Even though there are usually a lot of channel managers from BJ backgrounds.”

 

It was quite interesting because this was my first time hearing about it.

 

Jyang warned me.

 

“Ozworld is more dangerous than you can imagine. You’d better be careful.”

 

I already think of Ozworld as a demon, but could he be more dangerous than that? Because he was close to God? How dangerous is that? Nothing could be expressed in figures, so it sounded like a floating cloud.

 

My head was throbbing. So, I changed the subject altogether.

 

“By the way, where are we going?”

 

“Even in the Pantheon, they separate the wealthy villages. We’re going there. Because Ozworld lives there.”

 

Then, a little boy ran toward us.

 

“Old man! Old man at the pharmacy… Argh!”

 

Thud! The boy nearly fell back against my leg. I helped the boy quickly.

 

“Are you okay?”

 

When I asked anxiously, the boy looked at me blankly and inhaled heavily.

 

“Gasp, f-fairy…! Am I right? Are you a fairy?”

 

I wasn’t that kind of person, but the boy seemed to want to believe it, so I just smiled awkwardly.

 

“Cheongwoon, if you stare at the lady from a noble family so intently, you will be punished.”

 

The boy looked at me with a flushed face and bowed his head in surprise at Jyang’s voice. I tried to say it was okay, but Jyang shook his head and stopped me from doing so.

 

“I’m sorry, Lady. This little one was mesmerized by Lady’s beautifulness like a fairy!”

 

The boy called Cheongwoon spoke with astonishing courage and love. Only then did Jyang smile and stroke Cheongwoon’s head.

 

“I definitely only taught you how to be polite, but where did you learn such flattery?”

 

“It’s not flattery, Old Man! Because the lady is a fairy.”

 

Cheongwoon insisted that I was a fairy in a clear voice, which made me laugh. Then, as if he remembered something, he puffed out his cheeks again and smiled broadly.

 

“Ah! As the Old Man said, my younger sibling woke up after taking the medicine for three days and nights! Thank you.”

 

Jyang tapped Cheongwoon on the shoulder with a proud face. “Good job.  You do a good job as an older brother.”

 

“Hehe.”

 

“Here. Use this to buy Joo something to eat. There is no better medicine than eating well.”

 

“Yes, Old Man! When I grow up, I will definitely become an assistant at the old man’s pharmacy and pay off this huge debt!”

 

“You’re really a smooth talker. At this rate, you will be the most smooth talker in the capital.”

 

Cheongwoon laughed at Jyang’s joke, put the money coin he received into his pocket, and disappeared into the street.

 

I smiled and said to Jyang, “You do a good job.”

 

“Well, this is my world.” Jyang’s face, which said so, was deeply stained with regret.

 

It was a time when I felt a strange sense of difference in the expression that didn’t fit at all in such a peaceful and lovely place. Flutter— A black butterfly flashed past my eyes.

 

“Uh?”

 

Unknowingly, I turned my gaze to follow the trail of the black butterfly, but the butterfly disappeared without a trace.

 

Jyang asked curiously. “What’s wrong?”

 

“Ah… a black butterfly just flew right in front of my eyes.”

 

“Black butterfly? That’s strange. There’s nothing like that in my abyss.”

 

What is it? Did I see it wrong? I tilted my head, thought it was no big deal, and walked along Jyang again.

 

We entered a spacious, quiet road and stopped in front of a house. Kung, kung, kung.

 

“Come here.”

 

Then, a man who appeared to be a slave opened the door and appeared. He looked at Jyang and smiled. “Oh, my lord! How come you’re here now?”

 

“Don’t make a fuss. I’ll be leaving as soon as I’m done with my business.”

 

The slave looked at Jyang and me alternately, blushing with an expression of misunderstanding something nonsensical.

 

“Yes, yes! I’ll take you to your usual detached house.”

 

We arrived at the detached house guided by the slave. Jyang beckoned me into a room.

 

“Opening this door leads back to the Pantheon.”

 

Creek. When he opened the door, a luxurious and unique street completely different from the scenery of Joseon unfolded.

 

When we enter the Pantheon again,

 

“Haha! I knew you’d come here!”

 

Those wearing red hoods sprang out in front of us. What was written on the hood was ‘Expel Ozworld from the Pantheon.’

 

“You can find out about the residence of Ozworld right away if you ask around!”

 

I intuitively noticed that they are anti-fans.

 

“Gosh!”

 

Jyang tried to hurry me into the abyss but was blocked by the antis.

 

“Where are you going! Leave her alone—”

 

At that time, there was a strange noise.

 

Whiiing— Paang!!

 

A huge light shot like a gust of wind and swept through the area. The light faded faster than expected. When the view returned, there were no people wearing red hoods.

 

I turned my head in the direction of the light. There were twin boys getting out of the red classic convertible. Expressionless faces, short green hair cut sharply along the jawline, straight bangs, pumpkin-colored eyes, and cream-colored suits adorned with large ribbons. Their appearance had such precision that it felt eerily flawless as if copied and pasted without a single error.

 

Ah, there was one difference. It was their tear marks. One of them had a tear mark below the left eye, while the other had tear marks beneath both eyes.

 

“Kike and Benito. They’re the minions of Ozworld,” said Jyang.

 

The boy with a single teardrop pointed at the floating system window in the air.

 

“Jyang, I just paid the price for helping my master.”

 

Then the one with the two tear marks is Benito?

 

Benito came up to me and held out his hand with an expressionless face. “I’ve come to pick you up, Miss.”

 

Um… it was a strange mix of half-respectful tone as if saying, ‘Be serious.’ Although the person who said that seemed to be a middle school student, there was an oddly undeniable chill of intimidation.

 

I cautiously looked at Benito’s hand and asked, “Where are you taking me?”

 

Benito tilted his head. “Master’s house. Do you have anywhere else to go?”

 

Then Kike approached. “Benito. This miss is stupid. You don’t know even after watching the broadcast? You have to explain everything one by one in order for her to understand what you’re saying.”

 

“Ah, right. I overlooked this miss’s intelligence.”

 

“…”

 

Strangely, it felt like there were two more Clyde.

 

Anyway, I turned to Jyang as I was about to get into the classic convertible with an escort, which didn’t feel very respectful. “Are you not coming with me?”

 

“That’s all I have to do.”

 

That’s a bit disappointing.

 

“Thank you, Jyang. I’ll see you again when I have a chance.”

 

Jyang approached me when I said goodbye with a sad face. “Wait a minute.”

 

“?”

 

He pulled a piece of paper and a pen from his sleeve and held it out to me.

 

“Please give me your sign before you go.”